9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Who in their right mind would even compare Kun to Erling? Everyone knows Kun is the guy you need to walk through the fire and get the job done. Ice in his veins, composed, resilient, lethal, great build up play, good control, great passing range. Come on now!

For the time being, Kun is our greatest ever striker, and it's not even a discussion.
However, I think it's worth considering that Kun arrived in his absolute prime, equipped with all the tools. He was the finished article as a striker. You could see that in that first game against Swansea.

Despite his monstrous season last year, Erling is not yet in his prime, I believe, and he's certainly not the finished article.
I agree — at this point, the comparison is pointless. Or rather, it's not possible.

 

[Lavinda Past]

He went full Viking there at full time. Arms tensed, barging into spurs player, eating raw meat and being an all round fucking legend of a beast!!

To be honest, I thought he looked absolutely stupid. He embarrassed himself, his family, and the club, stomping around like a gormless spoilt brat.

He'll probably get (and deserve) a 3 or 4 match ban. If he's going to be angry with anyone, it should be with himself.

 

[nellyonthewing]

To be honest, I thought he looked absolutely stupid. He embarrassed himself, his family, and the club, stomping around like a gormless spoilt brat.

He'll probably get (and deserve) a 3 or 4 match ban. If he's going to be angry with anyone, it should be with himself.

If only he'd shown such passion for the first 90 minutes.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

To be honest, I thought he looked absolutely stupid. He embarrassed himself, his family, and the club, stomping around like a gormless spoilt brat.

He'll probably get (and deserve) a 3 or 4 match ban. If he's going to be angry with anyone, it should be with himself.

It's about time players showed emotion and show the refs everyone is sick of them either cheating or just been terrible

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

He'll probably get (and deserve) a 3 or 4 match ban. If he's going to be angry with anyone, it should be with himself.

I think, to be fair, that was half of it.

He usually takes a leaf out of Joni Mitchell's book:
Nobody's harder on me than me/How could they be?

 

[DMA's]

His lack of effort for one of their goals irritated me. He should be bullying royal and Davies but I feel at times he is reluctant to get involved. I’m not his biggest fan and I certainly don’t think he is the best striker in the world (Kane is imo) but I will say his build up play is improving.

If his agent could shut up and he played with maximum effort at all times then maybe I could warm to him.

 

[Lavinda Past]

It's about time players showed emotion and show the refs everyone is sick of them either cheating or just been terrible

Don't be daft. Refs are only human. Some will be fair, some biased etc, but at the end of the day, they're in charge of the match.
Thick multi millionaires screaming like kids won't change the world.
Accept the refs decisions and move on. The game should have been done and dusted by half time yesterday. No-one to blame but the players.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Don't be daft. Refs are only human. Some will be fair, some biased etc, but at the end of the day, they're in charge of the match.
Thick multi millionaires screaming like kids won't change the world.
Accept the refs decisions and move on. The game should have been done and dusted by half time yesterday. No-one to blame but the players.

So if you were a player on the end of that decision you would just say.
Well done ref your tried your best

 

[Iassel]

So if you were a player on the end of that decision you would just say.
Well done ref your tried your best

No, but you would hope that although they’re footballers, not Harvard scholars, they would know better than to jump on social media immediately after a game, or if not someone at the club was alert enough to jump in the dressing room and head that off.

Being angry at the ref is one thing - tweeting yourself into a ban is just fucking stupid.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

No, but you would hope that although they’re footballers, not Harvard scholars, they would know better than to jump on social media immediately after a game, or if not someone at the club was alert enough to jump in the dressing room and head that off.

Being angry at the ref is one thing - tweeting yourself into a ban is just fucking stupid.

And the so called referee is free to fuck up another game next week